When 5 open water swimming veterans dive into the waters of Milford Beach on Auckland’s North Shore on Saturday morning, they will be going for 10 out of 10. Of all the 1,600 participants in the 10th annual State King of the Bays Ocean Swim, these five will be the only ones to have swum in all ten of the 2.8 km races. 59-year-old John Thompson from Torbay explains. “I was actually really surprised...

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Before the final stage and ultimate showdown at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series at the State King of the Bays race, Ky Hurst had said he had a special motivation. “The [$20,000] prize money will into a...

When 5 open water swimming veterans dive into the waters of Milford Beach on Auckland’s North Shore on Saturday morning, they will be going for 10 out of 10. Of all the 1,600 participants in the 10th annual State...

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